Kenner teen arrested on rash of car burglaries

A Kenner teen has been arrested in connection with 20 car burglaries in Kenner, police said Friday.

Jeffry E. Diaz, 17, was arrested Wednesday at Grace King High School in Metairie as a fugitive from Kenner on a warrant for numerous burglaries in different Kenner neighborhoods, according to a police report.

He remained in jail Friday and bond had not been set, said detective Brian McGregor, police spokesman.

Police identified Diaz as a possible suspect in the car burglaries and searched his bedroom at 2324 Idaho Ave., on Aug. 7, according to McGregor and a police report. Police found GPS devices, electronics, speakers and other equipment that had been reported stolen in burglaries, the police report said.

When arrested, Diaz admitted that he and a 16-year-old committed numerous burglaries in different neighborhoods of Metairie and Kenner during the last four months, according to McGregor and Diaz's arrest report.

Diaz and his accomplice targeted unlocked vehicles, by pulling on car handles until they found a vehicle they could enter, police said.

The juvenile, whose name police are not releasing, was arrested Aug. 7, police announced in a press conference last week.

.......Mary Sparacello can be reached at msparacello@timespicayune.com or 504.467.1726.